I’m not entirely sure where I was when Eliott was earning acclaim for her debut EP, getting rave reviews for her BigSound shows, or touring with Matt Corby, No Mono, or Dean Lewis. I feel really late to the party! However, as they say, it’s better late than never. I’m firmly on board with “Shaking My Hips,” an intimate track about getting your confidence knocked around when you see an ex moving on.
“Written in my cousin’s garage at about 2am, to put it simply, ‘Shaking My Hips’ is about the first time I saw an ex out with his new ‘fling.’ It’s about losing yourself and your confidence completely after a breakup, then finally regaining it,” she explained.
“It took me a while to gain the confidence to even sing this song for other people, but about 6 months after writing it, I was at a writing camp in Adelaide with 4 of my favourite collaborators, (Sam Burt, Xavier Dunne, Nick Aquoff & Al Wright) sitting at a grand piano, all harmonizing with one another, and the song just really came to life. I finished the track off while in Paris last year with my dear friend Jack Grace, who has been with the project from the start, and always has a way of bringing out the best in my songwriting.”
Eliott has been touring the single around the East Coast, and there is just one show left. This one’s for you Sydney. Catch her at the Vanguard this Thursday, July 11.